http://freddevan.com/wordpress An Online Dowser and Filter Of Important Information Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:42:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/10053/ By Robert Scheer The world according to John McCain is one in which America is triumphant at home and abroad thanks to the Bush legacy, rolling to victory internationally and mastering its domestic economic problems. If daily news, like reports of the 10 French soldiers killed by a resurgent Taliban in ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/mccain%e2%80%99s-warped-worldview/ By David Swanson http://afterdowningstreet.org/node/35281 In the evolving neocon scheme of unconstitutional US governance, the job of running the country may belong to the office of the Vice President, while the primary duty of the president (other than following orders and acting like he's in charge) may be to pardon the Vice ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/presidents-job-is-to-pardon/ From Starbucks to Microsoft: a sampling of what US inmates make, and for whom" Caroline Winter Tens of thousands of US inmates are paid from pennies to minimum wage—minus fines and victim compensation—for everything from grunt work to firefighting to specialized labor. Here's a sampling of what they make, and for whom. Eating ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/what-do-prisoners-make-for-victorias-secret/ http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/10044/ As the Bush administration heads for "closure," Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska seems to be heading for the same fate in a "redecorating" scandal; Monica Goodling of the (in)Justice Department is back in town for her hiring and firing practices; the eternally Foxy Karl Rove continues to give contempt ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/washingtons-lords-of-creation/ By Jan Dahinten SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The worst of the global financial crisis is yet to come and a large U.S. bank will fail in the next few months as the world's biggest economy hits further troubles, former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff said on Tuesday. "The U.S. is not out of ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/large-us-bank-collapse-ahead-says-ex-imf-economist/ by Bill Carter Dan Abrams on “Verdict.” The program will end on Thursday. Just in time for the closing rush of the presidential election, MSNBC is shaking up its prime-time programming lineup, removing the long-time host –- and one-time general manager of the network — Dan Abrams from his 9 p.m. program ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/rachel-maddow-to-replace-dan-abrams-on-msnbc/ http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/10041/ [A TomDispatch recommendation: Bill Moyers had Andrew Bacevich on his "Journal" for an hour Friday night, discussing his new book, The Limits of Power (which is now the number one bestseller at Amazon.com). It was nothing short of a tutorial for the American people on the three-pronged crisis that faces ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/six-questions-about-the-anthrax-case/ John McCain is soaring to new heights of hypocrisy on his wife's personal jet. He flies around the country bent on duping the public into believing he's "one of them," a regular guy who can empathize with Americans facing an overwhelming economic crush. What's more, he disparages those who ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/mccains-mansions/ Clarence Page So you think the chorus of white hate groups is seething with rage that Barack Obama could become president? Think again. Members of the knuckle-dragging set are taking a rosier view, judging by their Internet posts. They say the possibility of a biracial president is helping their recruitment efforts. "It will ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/obama-vs-the-lunatic-fringe/ By Robert Parry Millions of Americans who watched Barack Obama and then John McCain respond to nearly identical questions from evangelical minister Rick Warren were surely impressed by McCain’s quick and sharp answers. Supposedly he had been in a “cone of silence” while Obama was getting grilled during the preceding hour. However, ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/mccains-cone-of-silence-caper/ http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/10035/ By Taegan Goddard Last week, a speech by Sen. John McCain had phrases that were likely lifted directly from Wikipedia. Now it seems McCain may have lifted another story last night at megachurch pastor Rick Warren's Faith Forum. According to a very persuasive Daily Kos diary, the anecdote McCain told about a ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/is-mccain-now-copying-solzhenitsyn/ By Gary Matsumoto Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- On March 11, the day the Federal Reserve attempted to shore up confidence in the credit markets with a $200 billion lending program that for the first time monetized Wall Street's devalued collateral, somebody else decided Bear Stearns Cos. was going to collapse. In a ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/bringing-down-bear-began-as-17-million-of-options/ BEIJING'S BALANCING ACT By Ullrich Fichtner The Chinese Communist regime's had planned to stage the 2008 Olympic Games as a triumphant celebration of itself as a model of success. But anyone traveling through the country's provinces will encounter a crumbling realm threatened by forces released by its economic boom. The man who can ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/chinas-summer-of-living-dangerously/ Hillary Clinton’s campaign was undone by a clash of personalities more toxic than anyone imagined. E-mails and memos—published here for the first time—reveal the backstabbing and conflicting strategies that produced an epic meltdown. by Joshua Green For all that has been written and said about Hillary Clinton’s epic collapse in the Democratic ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/the-front-runner%e2%80%99s-fall/ http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/10028/ Penalty fees make up nearly half of industry revenues. By Mark Lange Blue Ridge Summit, PA. - Would you sign a contract that says, "Any term can be changed at any time for any reason, including no reason"? Anyone who uses a credit card already has. Such are the absurd terms of the ... http://freddevan.com/wordpress/2008/08/the-outrage-in-your-credit-cards-fine-print/